42-3514 Dinah Mite II, Doll Baby
Delivered Denver 13/7/43; Hill 20/8/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-V] Ridgewell 24/9/43 (DINAH MITE II?); Missing in Action 18+m Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Billy Chason, Co-pilot: Henry Mickelson, Navigator: Larry Walker, Bombardier: Americus Gentile, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Hydra, Radio Operator: Bob Vollbrecht, Ball turret gunner: Ray Martin, Left Waist gunner: Howard Greenwood, Right Waist gunner: Tom Cobb, Tail gunner: Steve Kudla (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, #3 caught fire, crashed between Oldenburg and Bremen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1978. DOLL BABY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-425646
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34367129
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673143
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17033967
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Belgium | 11 January 1944 |